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##@#&†\~^, ON EARTH (THE PLANET WHERE I LIVE) A ,^~\†&#@##
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@@@#&†\~^, INTO ORBIT), WE'VE BUILT LARGE AS FUCK ,^~\†&#@@@
#@@#&†\~^, ANTENNA ARRAYS ,^~\†&#@@#
@#†††~^,,, WE'VE VIRTUALLY BUILT AN ANTENNA WITH A ,,,^~†††#@
#@@#&†\~^, DISH AS LARGE AS EARTH. ,^~\†&#@@#
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#@@#&†\~^, SOLAR SYSTEM, OUR SOLAR SYSTEMS ,^~\†&#@@#
#@@#&†\~^, PLACEMENT IN THE GALAXY, AND OUR ,^~\†&#@@#
#@@#&†\~^, GALAXYS PLACEMENT IN THE LOCAL CLUSTER, ,^~\†&#@@#
#@@#&†\~^, AND ~OUR~ LOCAL CLUSTERS PLACE IN THE ,^~\†&#@@#
##@@&†\~^, GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS ,^~\†&@@##
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#@@#&†\~^, AND WE'RE MOVING AROUND THE SUN AT ,^~\†&#@@#
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#@@#&†\~^, CENTER OF THE GALAXY AT VELOCITY AND ,^~\†&#@@#
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##@#&†\~^, HAVE LEARNED TO TAKE ALL THAT IN ACCOUNT ,^~\†&#@##
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#†~^^,,,,, AND DESPITE ALL THIS, DESPITE ALL OUR ,,,,,^^~†#
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##@#&†\~^, AT THE SPEED OF LIGHT (LIGHT IS OUR ,^~\†&#@##
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@##&&†\~^, THE UNIVERSE SAY IT'S BECAUSE YOU NEED ,^~\†&&##@
@##&&†\~^, A CLASS ONE-OR-THE-OTHER STAR AND THE ,^~\†&&##@
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#@@#&†\~^, BUT REALLY ISN'T THAT KEEPING THE ,^~\†&#@@#
##@#&†\~^, DEFINITION OF LIFE REALLY LAX? ,^~\†&#@##
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